Quote of the day
What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared with what we spend on our horses?
Joan Blos
Born: December 9, 1928
Died: October 12, 2017 (aged 88)
Bio: Joan Winsor Blos was an American writer, teacher and advocate for children's literacy.
Known for:
- A Gathering of Days (1979)
- Old Henry (1987)
- Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme (1994)